Faburden

Falsobordone

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Italian

a part added to a melody that move at the same rate, a drone bass

Fauxbourdon

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French

a part added to a melody that move at the same rate, a drone bass

Nocturne

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English

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a moderately slow piece, usually for piano, of dreamy, reflective, contemplative character and song like melody

Elegy

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English

a lament

Parallel motion

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when two parts move the same interval in the same direction at the same time

Walking bass

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a bass line that moves steadily in a rhythm contrasting to that of the upper parts; in jazz, a walking bass usually moves by…

Chord Inversion

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Theory

Inversions rearrange chord tones while keeping chord identity. For triads: root position: root in bass first inversion: third…

Double counterpoint

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a method of counterpoint in which a second melody is added to an existing melody